Deerfield township, Mecosta County, Michigan (MI) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 1 (45% naturalized citizens)
| Deerfield township: | 0.7% |
| Whole state: | 5.3% |
61% of Deerfield township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 46% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 71% lived in Michigan.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1364
- Northeast: 28
- Midwest: 168
- South: 56
- West: 16
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $47,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 8.3%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 421
- One, attached: 5
- Two: 4
- Mobile homes: 188
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2
Median worth of mobile homes: $41,100
Housing units in Deerfield township with a mortgage: 117 (7 second mortgage, 13 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 44
- Construction (14%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
- Metal and metal products (6%)
- Truck transportation (5%)
- Other direct selling establishments (5%)
- Educational services (4%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (4%)
- Educational services (22%)
- Health care (14%)
- Accommodation and food services (13%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
- Transportation equipment (4%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (3%)
- Metal and metal products (3%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (11%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
- Cashiers (7%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
- Waiters and waitresses (5%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Deerfield township:
- German (26.4%)
- United States or American (12.0%)
- English (11.8%)
- Irish (5.6%)
- Dutch (4.2%)
- Polish (4.0%)
- French (except Basque) (3.7%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Philippines (36%)
- Mexico (36%)
- Canada (27%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 479 (72%)
- Carpooled: 118 (18%)
- Subway or elevated: 6 (1%)
- Walked: 20 (3%)
- Other means: 5 (1%)
- Worked at home: 35 (5%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (60%)
- Wood (16%)
- Utility gas (14%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (9%)
- Electricity (1%)
89.3% of residents of Deerfield township speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (60% speak English very well, 40% speak English well).
9.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (37% speak English very well, 52% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,653- In family households: 1,520 (340 male householders, 87 female householders)
357 spouses, 619 children (561 natural, 17 adopted, 41 stepchildren), 23 grandchildren, 21 brothers or sisters, 8 parents, 20 other relatives, 45 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 133 (40 male householders (30 living alone)), 59 female householders (52 living alone)), 34 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 158 2-persons, 87 3-persons, 90 4-persons, 40 5-persons, 24 6-persons, 28 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 82 1-person, 11 2-persons, 2 3-persons, 2 5-persons, 2 6-persons,
425 married couples with children.
85 single-parent households (28 men, 57 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 51
| Here: | 21.1% |
| Michigan: | 11.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 5
| Here: | 4.9% |
| Michigan: | 8.7% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1
| Here: | 3.7% |
| Michigan: | 16.5% |